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:ji acrrrcn'rron-rtinimg 5m 6r Letters Patent No. 310,381. emu January 6', 1885 Applicationfiled April 27, less. (N0 model.)

' i'b all whom, it may concern:

. Be it known-that 1, Amp J. BgA. CHA- TAIN, of New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented a certain new and 5 useful Improvement in Mosaic Wood-Work,

of which the following is a specification.

The object is wooden mosaic work cheaply, for increasing its durability, and for enhancing its beauty.

. In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a faceview of a piece of 'mosaicwork made.

according to my improvement, and having a corner broken away to exhibit the construction. Fig. 2 is a'transverse section of the same,

and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a number of blocks which are formed in the manufacture of the'mosaic work. Figshi, 5, and 6 repremanufacture of my improvement. I I Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

In manufacturing mosaic work I first saw sections of any desired width from the approximately-squared ends of pieces of wood crosswise of the grain. I next saw other sections from the approximately-squared ends of pieces of wood lengthwise of the, grain. A

suificient number of these sections'are then glued together in such manner thatthe grains of alternate sections will run in the same direction, the whole forming a composite block.

(More clearly shownin Fig. 4. this block, or in a direction at right angles to the glued surfaces of the sections, and crosswise of the sections whose grains are length-- wise thereof, I saw other sections, of a thicknesscorresponding to that of the first sections, said sections being then composed ciitrips or blocks A, alternate blocks having their grains shown in Fig. 5. These second sections are then glued together in such manner that the grain of the wood in each strip or block A is on all sides transverse to thatof the strips or blocks next adjacent to it, (more clearly sh own in Fig. 3,) and upon two opposite sides of the blocks showing the ends of the blocks A only the side of the grain is shown in any of the pieces composing it. The whole new forms from-which I saw third sections-of any desired thickness-in a direction to pr'ovide'for manufacturing the ilpper and lower work.

Crosswiserunning in the same direction,.as more clearly making the cuts in planes substantially parallelto the aboveznamed two opposites sides. These last-named sections form complete tiles composed ofapproximate cubes, as more clear- 1y shown in Fig. 6, in which the grains of alternate cubes B run in the same direction, and surfaces of which show the grain running lengthwise of thewood. Where patterns are to be produced in ferent woods, the boards will be selected of the transversely to the length of the blocks A,-

desired woods, and the blocks cut from them i will be arranged in such relations to each other that they will, when different woods- Even are employed I prefer to arrange the blocks so asto reverse thegrain. I deem this desirable delineate the patterns.

not only because the beauty of the mosaic work-will'be enhanced,

but also so that any shrinkage which curshallaet in difl'erent out the mosaic work, noticeable or so detrimental to the mosaic may ocdirections, throu h- By my improvement I am enabled to manufacture wooden mosaic work very cheaply, to increaseits durability, and to enhance its beauty Mosaic work thus made can be used for furniture or floorings.

I do not--here claim any particular 'means for fastening the slabs t gether or to other araud hence will not be so.

tlcles, as various means may be employed for that purpose.

w WhatI claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The method of manufacturing tiles of mosaic work, consisting in sawing sections from- .the approximately-squared ends of pieces of wood crosswise of the grain; sawing other sections from the approximately-squared ends of pieces of wood lengthwise of the grain;. glusaid second sections being then composed of strips or blocks A, alternate blocks having their grains running in the-same direction;

' ing these sections together in such manner that the sections of a thick- IOL) gluing these second sections together in such 1 together in suchJnanncr that the grains of almanner that the grain of the wood in each ternate cubes run in the same direction, and Strip or block A is on all sides transverse to the upper and lower surfaces of which show that of the strips or blocks next adjacent to the grain runninglengthwiseof the wood, sub- 5 it, and upon the two opposite sides of the block 1 stantiall'y as specified. which show the ends of the blocks A only the 2. A mosaic tile consisting of approximateside of the grain is shown in any of the pieces ly-rectangular pieces composing it, the whole forming an approxithe grain of each of which pieces of wood is mate eubesawing from this cube in a directransverse to thatof those nextadjacent, and iion transverse to the length of the several the upper and lower pieces forrning the cube, by making the cuts the grain in planes substantially parallel to the above named two opposite sides, other sections of any desired thickness; each of which sections A 15 is then composed of approximate cubes glued running lengthwise of the wood. AMAXD J. l A. (.lllAlAlX. \Vitnesses:

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